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At least for my school, this book is a godsend when filling out paperwork. I have the South Asian Edition and it's the same as the USA edition, just heck of a lot less in terms of cost and the pages are slightly thinner.

I can't get it under 2 pages long! I could if I cut out clinical spots. That takes up the most space. I also eliminated past work history simply because it was not healthcare and I've had more healthcare. Basically, I have Objective Certs (I have qu...

So the way the system is, you can't make major changes when certain people are in the charts. The doctor needed to put orders in and a nurse up on the floor who was not going to receive the patient was in the chart. Meaning, I had to call up the nur...

Jumping the gun here, but I have pain in my shoulder and a massage therapist/ultrasound tech informed me that it may be a lipoma or an abscess. She said to make an appointment ASAP due to the size. It is about the size of my palm and noticeable when ...

I applied for a residency now and will apply for jobs around November. I graduate in December. The worst thing is if a job filters you out due to no license number but hue. You become licensed, you're in the filtered pile unable to reapply for that ...

Do people still wear suites for interviews? I'm looking at: http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-c36333/212-collection-pin-striped-suit-separates.jsp http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-c29490/212-collection-solid-suit-separates.jsp Along with a white butto...

Also, not all paperwork is equal. Some schools require significantly less paperwork than what my school requires.

Sometimes up front. Sometimes in the back. I don't adhere to a ritual of "that's MY seat." Change is good.

Plus maybe the suit will make me look older. I know when I go to take drug tests, people comment on how young I look.

Depends on the instructor. Now I skim chapters but focus on power points. Other instructors test on material they do not cover so I read those chapters multiple times.

I'd say that I would be working on my MSN so I can start working additionally as a clinical instructor and preceptor while continuing to work with X department. Preferably on nights and full-time at that point.

We are supposed to research the day before but most research before we go in since we're afternoon. What it usually is you research basic information then do the careplan after clinical. Like our paperwork is due that Sunday.

Well, I am not really fashion inclined. I am more of a t-shirt and jeans type of person. When I did my interview, I wore khakis and a blue shirt. It would be an entry-level nursing position. Around here, job applications are submitted online and th...

This is a bad idea in my book. First off, they want the PCTs/Nurse Extern/Unit Clerks/Phlebs/Paramedics do hourly roundings. First off, the unit clerks should not be doing the hourly roundings unless they bring back the 2nd clerk in which case that ...

Well, I don't have a written policy but I can probably find one for you when I go back to work. The ER has stricter rules due to high number of contaminated cultures we've had recently. Basically, we prep the bottles with alcohol preps for 30 seconds...

Are you on the floor or in the ER? Also, with my hospital there is no mention of rotating it between RNs and ancillary staff, just "one person will do it each hour." Most of the other hospitals do rotate it between RNs and PCTs and that works well. ...

Yes, but you are considering going to the other school and then doing an accelerated BSN. You may not get financial aid for the accelerated BSN.

Not sure the exact number. Around 80 days.

Ours varies from one to four to one to six. Usually quickcare and night time it's one to six. The charge nurse in theory does not take patients but they do to help with ratios or move patients along. Also, about a fourth of our ancillary staff is in...

Green [TABLE=width: 550] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD=colspan: 2]Address | Address | Phone | Email [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=colspan: 3] Objective [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=colspan: 3]To be hired into the nurse residency program where I will be able to make a di...

I disagree and I think it adds a bit too much words into it. I think that most managers would know that AHA stands for American Heart Association. As for suggesting that I should put in the Ohio Department of Public Safety in, that seems kind of sil...

Well, it's basically a residency program where you will be placed into whatever dept has openings. So I can't tailor it into a specific location like an ER or OB. The job description is very vague in general. The format of the resume is also slightl...

When I talk louder, I drop my tone becuse that's easier for them to hear. If I spoke high pitch, they still would t hear me.

Revised objective: [TABLE=width: 550] [TR] [TD]Seeking a position in X’s Nurse Residency Program where I will be able to use past experiences, education and skills in order to provide excellent care and satisfaction to the patient during some of the ...

What other options do you have? I would avoid private school loans in my opinion, it can be too much. Having seen my sister bury herself up with debt, I suggest people avoid it. One thing that I am planning on doing is joining the reserves in one of...